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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

Miss Grace Swartz, of Martinsburg,
w. Va, is visiting Miss BERTHE Kauff-
man on east Washingt ton street. Miss
Swartz is quite an accomplished violin
ist.-Chambersburg Repository.
Mr.. A. J. Criswell, Jr., who was
appointed postal clerk between Graf
ton and Wheeling, last Saturday a
week, took full charge of his car.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

BENTz & Bros is the place to buy
your cheap Queensware,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

MECHANICS BAND FAIR about the Holi
days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

Jacob Sehner, said to be the oldest
citizen of Cumberland county, Pa,
died at his home in Carlisle on Thurs
day night, aged 50 years, having GEL
ebrated his birthday on Saturday,
July l6. The deceased was a grand.
son of Gotleib Sehner, who landed in
Philadelphia on the ship Fame, Capt.
Hyndman, October II, 1749, and set
tied in Lancaster. The deceased was
born in Lancaster, and served in the
war of 1S12-14, and shortly after loca-
ted in Chambersburg, where he open
ed shop. For nine years before his
death he was blind, but he was so
well posted in the Bible that he could
quote whole chapters. He was a
lifelong member of the Lutheran
Church.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

NJ. & 2. r. Rive publish in an
other column an advertisement for
the sale of the Martinsbuig and Poto-.
mae Railroad. 1t is no surprise to us
that it has been found necessary to
take such steps, as we were aware of
the Indebtedness of the road. Our
citizens are largely interested in this
enterprise as it has been the means of
greatly reducing freights, and open
ing to us q section of country that we
knew but little of until its construc-
ton. We sincerely hope that its man.
agement in the future, into whosoev-
er's hands it may fall, may be as salts
factory to us as it has been in the
past. We have heard it rumored that
it was contemplated building it to
Winchester, and if such should be the
case it will be a great thing for the
southern portion of our county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

A SINGING CAT.-R. w. Scott, of
Bishops Creek, is the proud possessor
of cat that sings. Mr.. Scott has a
very fine music box, and the cat has
been noticed listening to its strains for
hours at a time. One evening recent
ly the feline prima donna poured forth
in rich and clear contraito the mel
ody of the "Grand Duchess" A few
evenings later she again poured forth
her liquid notes, this time rendering
in fine style t" Listen to the Mocking
Bird" Several gentlemen present
listened with surprise and delight.
Many times during the past week the
song cat has tuned herself to the
sweetest melody.-IapO (Cdl. Regis.
ter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
The best reading and

PLENTY OF 1T, FOR THE LEAST
MONEY!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

Hon. E. Boyd Faulkner, Messrs.
d. G. Westenhaver, M. T. Ingles, and
Stuart w. Walker, of the Berkeley
bar, we're attending court in Morgan
this week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

We are glad to state that both
Messrs. II. n. Tabb and r. G.. Lyle
are improving and hopes are enter
tanned of their recovery from their
late sudden attacks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

A HUNDRED FAMOUS AUTHORS. -
To be exact, one hundred and two
famous authors find place in the fifth
volume of the [" Cyclopedia of Uni
versal Literature,n now issued. The
list is headed by Mary Cowden Clarke
of England, living, and closes with
Cyprian, of Carthage, A. d. 200-258.
Between these appear the names of
not less than thirty-two American
authors (Which show the great impor-
lance of the work in this respect, in
Guiding the names of S. l.. Clemens
Mark Twain, Robert COllyer, J.
Fenimore Cooper, Henry Clay, Bish-,
OPP Coke, F. S. Cozzens (author of
Sparrowgrass Papers), F. M. Craw-
ford, and Geo. VIM. Curtis. French
literature is represented by Cousin
and Compile; Chinese by Confucius,
italian by Colonna-and thus the
whole world is brought under tribute.
The Record of Philadelphia says:
"The plan of the work is certainly
original, and excellent judgment
has been shown both in the choice of
authors and of subjects" The Chris
tan Union pronounces it excellent"
The Argus and Patriot of Vermont
says: "The project is an admirable
one. When completed the student
and general reader will have a COM
plete Cyclopedia of all there is valu-
BILE in their whole range ofliterature."
The form in which it is issued is as
superior as it is unique; the volumes
are handy (; the type all that can be de-
sired and the binding is in the very
best taste. Perhaps the most re-
markable feature about the work is
its low cost-only 80 cents for paper,
so cents for cloth, 60 cents for half
Morocco bound volumes of nearly 500
pages each, and even from these prices
large reduction is made to early pur-
chasers. Relying upon the intrinsic
merits of the work the publisher of
ters specimen volume in cloth for %
cents; or in half Morocco 35 cents
postage s cents extra) on condition
that within three days after receipt
you will remit the remainder of the
price or return the volume. The
publishers 64-page descriptive cata-
1ogue of standard and popular works
is sent free to any applicant. Adj
dress JOHN B. ALDEN, Publisher,
New York or Chicago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

Mr.. T. A. Melton, formerly of this
city, but now rising young lawyer
in Kansas is at his home in this coun-
ty on visit.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13

Col. Frank A. Burr, of this town, is
now enjoying a tour in Europe in
company with Hon. Simon Cameron
and friends.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
NITROGEN MANURES.

Commercial Fertilizers and Their Eco
 nomical Application to the Soil.
 Most elaborate experiments are year. ly made in Great Britain. in relation to commercial fertilizers and their eco- nomical application to the soil. In many localities the question of com mercial fertilizers is an important one. Many farmers err in supposing that given certain amount of commercial fertilizers available. farm-yard manure may be dispensed with. This, how ever, is not the fact There is large available nutrition in most soils if it be not locked up. Among the other constituents furnished by barn-yard manure is the humus it furnishes to the soil which under the action of heat, moisture and potash forms nitrates, the II ost costly material in agriculture. In relation to the importance of barn. yard manure: In the process of decay. combustion of carbon and formation of carbonic acid, with Ii beration of heat, takes place in the soil, analogous to that which occurs when the food of animals undergoes a similar change. The result of these changes in the organic nitrogen of the soil, is the separation of the carbon and nitrogen. and the combination of the latter with hydrogen, forming ammonia, and with oxygen, forming nitric acid.
 This uniting with potash forms nitrate of potas h (saltpeter), or with lime, nitrate of lime.
 An English journal states that, "When Dr. Voelcker and MT. Jenkins made their report of the farming of Belgium. they remarked on the too exclusive use of sewage, and recom- mended the economy of repl acing it with an occasional dose of nitrate of soda; and it is quite in keeping with this advice that the farmers in the neighborhood of Edinburgh. who use a large amount of town dung and sell rye grass, have found nitrate of soda a very valuable manure, on account of the large quantity of unused minerals accumulated in the soil.
 "Farm-yard manure yields minerals as well as nitrogen, and may be called on that account a universal manure. One hundred pounds of nitrate of soda contains about the same amount of nitrogen as ton of good dung; but there is this difference between the two manures-'he nitrate of soda, after yielding its nitro gen to the crop. only furnishes in addition soda, which has little value; whereas in the nitrifica- ton of the nitrogen in the d ung, there are about sixtY-two pounds of mineral set free, including twelve pounds of potash and eleven pounds of phosphoric acid. These figures are given by Sir John Lawes; but they vary according to the high or low feeding of the animals. the quantity of litter, and the fresh or rotten condition of the dung. Taking the case of ordinary farm-yard dung, Mr. Bernard Dyer finds that four loads, each weighing a ton, contain forty-five pounds of nitrogen, twenty six pounds of phosphoric acid, and forty five pounds of potash. ."-FGrnl Field and StOcknlGn..
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
ADULTERATED WINES.
Composition of the Foreign Fluids Sold 1T
 This Country as St. Julien.

Composition of the Foreign Fluids Sold in
 This Country as St. Julien.
 Much of the alleged French wine sold in this country is made up from many ingredients, the least of which is the real wine for which the whole is sold. Great complaint has been made in France of late years concerning the ravages of the phylloxera, which has killed hundreds of acres of the native vines, and lessened the native product by many thousand gallons. And yet we find, on comparing statistics, that both the exports from France and the imports to this country of alleged French wines are as large as ever. Furthermore, we find, on com pairing the figures, that the quantity reported as exported is more than double the total prod uct as officially reported, of the French vineyards, and this without taking into account the notOriously large home consumption in France. There is only one explanation for sech facts as these--the wines exported must be largely adulterated.
 Not long ago the chemists of the municipal laboratory in Paris made analyses of large number of the wines sold as claret and Burgundy in that city. Out of 3,361 samples examined, only 357 were declared good" and 1,O93 ''tolerable," while 302 were de- clared to be decidedly injurious. Those that are bad without being positively hurtful. are produced by mixing a little of the genuine wine with some- thing much poorer and cheaper; while the positively injurious contain log wood, campeachy wood, fuchsine, car bonate of potassium and soda and other like sub stances.
 Some of our cheaper native wines are exported to France, 'doctored, !" labeled St. Julien, Bordeaux " or some other name that will hep to sell them, and re-exported, to be sold in this country at more than double the original price.
 In view of facts like these, it is evil dent that the purchaser of foreign wines runs a great risk, to say the least, of being defrauded. There is no business in which adulteration pays better in immediate pecuniary returns, and consequently none in which it is practiced more.-M '. MaH aud Ec- press.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
HOME AND FARM.

To Adam paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise. Hare.
 One of the most profitable ways of applying ashes is sowing them broad cast over newly seeded. ground.
 When clothes have acquired an unpleasant odor by being kept from the air, charcoal, laid in the folds, will soon remove it.
 Kerosene excels for softening and cleaning out the gummed and hard ened oil in the boxes of mowers. reap CTS and other farm machinery.
 Snow Drops: One cup of butter, two cup' of sugar. whites of five eggs, one small cup of milk. three cups of prepared flour; flavor with vanilla and nutmeg. Bake in small, round tins.- Boston Budget
 A handy closet for harnesses is made by simply boarding. up the side of the stable, mailing the boards on the main beams. which are usually foot wide. Thus you get a closet a foot deep, and can have it the full length of the stable. It will make the place warmer in winter aud cooler in sum- mer. -Fdrnl and Home.
 If the air in the cellar is too damp the dampness can be removed by placing peck or so of unslacked lime in an open box on the foor A peck of unslacked lime will absorb about seven pounds, or more than three quarts of water, and in this way the air in a cellar can always be kept dry.
 Salmon s alad. To a can of sal mon take eight or ten stalks of celery; cut the celery into small pieces and mix with the salmon, which should also be picked into small bitsi sprinkle over little salt and very little pep per and pour on some good vinegar. A small onion may be added if desired. --ETciGnge.
 You can not restore rancid butter to a sweet, good article. It may be somewhat improved, however. by washing it first in new milk. and after that in cold water. Another plan is to beat up quarter of a pound of good fresh lime in pail of water, and after allowing it to stand for an hour, until the impurities shall have settled, pour off the clear portion and wash the rancid butter in that-IndianapoLiS Journal.
 According to Dr. Berillon, the we'll known French specialist, the practice of sucking the thumb at night, to which so many children are addicted, and of which it is next to impossible to break them, can be put a stop to by single Approximation accompanied, of course, with the requisite suggestion. Tie child never by any chance returns to the habit again, though his memory retains no trace of the order or prohibit ton which operates so powerfully on his will.
 Egg Timbales: Six eggs; half cup milk; four tablespoonfuls grated cheese; pepper and salt to taste; pinch of soda in the milk. Beat the eggs very light; add the milk, soda, pepper and salt, and last of all the cheese. Pour into small buttered patty pans, set these in a pan of boiling water and bake in the oven until the egg is firm. Turn out on a flat dish, stick spray of parsley in the center of each and pour drawn butter around them. Eat very hot.-Fdrnl, Field Gnd StocknGn.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
HOW TO BE A SAILOR.
Suggestions for Boys Who Have Decided
 to Be Nayigators

Suggestions for Boys Who Have Decided
 to Be Navigators.
 Having decided to be a navigator, if q boy has nothing else, let him at least start with the consent and blessing oi his parents or guardians, and then go to work with the determination of be. coming nothing else than the captain of ship.
 At the outset it would be a good idea for boy to go on one of the United States training-ships, where young Americans are trained to be seamen. He must be between fourteen and eighteen years of age, and will not be entitled to his discharge until he has gone through the whole course of in- struction. If our would-be seafarer pursues this course, he will find it to his advantage should he start life on European steamer. Still, he would be possessed of a great deal of knowledge in reference to naval warfare which, in that position. would be of no use to him, and there would be very much that he would have to learn, in addi- tion to what he already knew.
 Starting as an ordinary seaman, he would skip the drudgery of a ships boy, and his promotion would be some what more rapid, though not remarka- ply so, for on the sea you have to be thoroughly competent in one position before you can rise to higher.
 Of the four officers on an ocean steamship the senior officers keep the reckoning of the ship by observation, that is, by means of the stars, the moon, and the sun. The third and fourth, or two junior officers, keep the dead reckoning. By this is meant the calculation of the ships position, inde- pendently of celestial observations.
 The pay of the captain of an ocean steamer will be from two thousand five hundred to three thousand dollars a year. The first officer will receive about nine hundred dollars year, the second seven hundred and twenty, the third and fourth four hundred and eighty dollars year. This will be in addltlCn to Ilvlng expenses on board ship George J MdnsOn, s. Nicholas.
 A neat little story comes from Watson Springs, Ca, to the effect that during a recent freshet watermelon patch was washed away up the river, and a citizen saw half a melon floating along with a good-slzed pig sitting in one end and eating out of the other end as placidly as if in Q nan.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
How to Reduce Your E1penses.

You can do it easily, and you will not have to deprive yourself of single comfort; on the contrary, you will enjoy life moro than ever. How can you accomplish this result Easily; cut down your doctors bills. When you lose your appetite, and become bilious and constipated, and therefore spirited, lon't rush of to the family physician for a prescription, or, on the other hand, wait until you are sick abed before doing any thing at all; but just go to the druggists and for twenty-five cents get supply of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. Take them as directed, and our word for it, your unpleasant symptoms will disappear as if by magic, you will have no big doctors bill tc pay, and everybody interested (except the doctor) will feel happy.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
ON THE RIVER VOLGA.
Incidents of Steamboat Voyage on Rus
 sia's Great Water-Way.

Incidents of a Steamboat Voyage on Rus
 sia's Great Water-Way.
 went at once on deck, and there witnessed a spectacle which has re- mained deeply fixed upon my memory, and which, for weird sublimity, Ihave never seen equaled. The steamer lay in clear water, but ten yards ahead arose the jagged teeth of an immense ice block, stretching from shore to shore, more than half mile in width, and running backwards for fully two thousand yards. The cause of the ob- structiOn could be seen at a glance. Less than a mile ahead the river bent sharply to the left, and after describ- ing almost a semicircle turned again into its old course. It was in this loop that the ice, at first merely hampered in its descent. had at last been caught as in a gorge, and the advance guard of the mass now lay before us, layer piled on layer. block welded to block, the whole frozen together in rugged shapes, rising out of the water like a fringe of rocks, just as pitiless, just as impenetrable. Far off, beyond the bend, the glimmer of open water could be perceived, but between it and us the ice-ield stretched for more than mile. One by one the passen- gers appeared above the stairway. and had soon aggregated themselves into groups, from which came the sound of eager, in some cases excited, con- versatiOn. By the majority, further advance was not to be thought of; a few were content to await the starting of the ice, which they thought might happen at any moment; one alone sug- gested the wisdom of a retrograde movement,
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01

"What in the world has happened to you since tho last time I saw youm asked one lady of another when they met on the street the other day; i'I can't understand it. Then you were pale, haggard and low-spirited, cared whether you lived or died. To-day you look ever so much younger, and it is very evident from your beaming face that your low spirits have taken flight" "Yes, indeed" was the reply; "and shall tell you what drove them awayl It was Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. l was 9 began taking the Prescription Now l am as well as ever was in my life. No woman who suffers as did, ought to let an hour pass before procuring this wonderful remedy"
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
An IntrenId Rfshnn.

Rt. Rev. Dr. W. F. Adams, who has been elected Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Easten, Md, was consecrated Mission- ary Bishop of Now Mexico and Arizona in 1875. On his way to his diocese he stopped at Shreveport, La, and devoted himself to caring for yellow fever patients. After time he was himself stricken with the fever, and this so weakened his general health that he found himself unable to perform the duties of his immense dio- cess, and he therefore resigned the office.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
LOVE for labor Is an acquired taste. The average man was born lazy.

OLD pill boxes are spread over the land by the thousands after having been emptied by suffering humanity. What mass of sick ening, disgusting medicine the poor stomach has to contend with. Too much strong medi- cine. Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly and surely taking the place of all this class of drugs, and in curing all the ills arising from a disordered condition of the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01
Needless Alarm

Is experienced by some fidgety people ob- servant of unusual paleness in their counte- nances, who experience discomfort in the region of the stomach or liver, or who pass a restless night or two. These are small ailments, capable, indeed, of aggravation by neglect, but easily removable at the start by the fine assistant of digestion, assimilation and sleep, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Use this pure remedy, so admirably adapted to family emergencies. Malaria and kidney complaints are relieved by it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01

 AILS
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 of these symptoms, you are suffering from that most common of American maladies- Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The mora complicated your disease has become, the rr,eater the number and diversity or eymp- foms No matter what stage it has reached, pr. Pierce'5 Golden Medical Discovery will subdue it, if taken according to direc- lions for a reasonable length of time. II not cured, complications multiply and Consump- ton of the Lungs. Skin Diseases, Heart Disease, Rheumatism, Kidney Disease. or other grave maladies are quite liable to set in and, sooner or latet. induce fatal termination.
 Dr. PferGess Golden Medical D1ss eOverY acts powerfully upon the Liver, and througf that great blood purifying organ, cleanses the system of all blOod-taints and im- Durities, from whatever cause arising. It IS equally eficacious in acting upon the k1d- news. and other eXcretOry organs cleanslngs strengthening, and healing their diseases. AS an appetizing, restorative tonic, 1t promoteS digestion and nutrition, thereby DulloiEg uP . Oth flesh and strength. In malarial districts, his wonderful medicine has gained grea5 celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chllls ana Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases.
 Dr. Pterce's Golden Medical D1ss
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-01

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